SEASON: 2016-17
Prev Season: 2015-16Next Season: 2017-18
- DIVISION:
- Football League Championship (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Phillipe Montanier, Gary Brazil, Mark Warburton
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Wigan Athletic (A) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- 3rd Round (Arsenal (H) 0-4)
- Player Of The Year:
- Eric Lichaj
- Top Goalscorer:
- Britt Assombalonga (14 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 50
- League Games:
- 46
- League Points:
- 51
- Points Percentage:
- 37.0
- Competitive Goals:
- 66
- Goals per game:
- 1.3
- Highest League Attendance:
- 28,249 (League - Ipswich Town)
- Lowest Home Attendance:
- 15,770 (League - Rotherham United)
- Average League Attendance:
- 20,333
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 28,567 (League Cup - Arsenal)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 28,567 (League Cup - Arsenal)
- Clean Sheets:
- 8
- Red cards:
- 9
- Yellow cards:
- 95
GAMES
GOALS
| First Half | Second Half | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 0-10 mins | 10-20 mins | 20-30 mins | 30-40 mins | 40-45 mins | 45-50 mins | 50-60 mins | 60-70 mins | 70-80 mins | 80-90 mins | Num goals scored | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 17 | Num goals conceded | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
| Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 14 times | 12 times | 5 times | 2 times | 1 time | Conceded | 16 times | 17 times | 7 times | 1 time | 1 time | Won By | 8 times | 5 times | 3 times | Lost By | 15 times | 6 times | 2 times | 2 times |
|---|
ATTENDANCES
END OF SEASON TABLE
| CHAMPIONSHIP | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 45 | 94 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 93 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 4 | 85 | |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 81 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -2 | 81 | Promoted via playoffs |
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 85 | 57 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 28 | 80 | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 75 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 70 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 67 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 65 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 10 | 64 | |
| 11 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 62 | |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 35 | -1 | 62 | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 28 | -1 | 62 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 34 | -3 | 58 | |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | -4 | 58 | |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 58 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -10 | 55 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 40 | -6 | 54 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 34 | -14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -19 | 53 | |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 42 | -10 | 51 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 35 | -12 | 51 | Relegated to League One |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 57 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 31 | -17 | 42 | Relegated to League One |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 46 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 98 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 64 | -58 | 23 | Relegated to League One |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
| Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 07, 2017 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | A | 0-2 | Loss | 5,163 | DW Stadium |
League Cup
| Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Aug 09, 2016 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | A | 2-1 | Win | 5,160 | Keepmoat Stadium | ||||
| Tue Aug 23, 2016 | Millwall | 2 | A | 2-1 | Win | 4,009 | The Den | ||||
| Tue Sep 20, 2016 | Arsenal | 3 | H | 0-4 | Loss | 28,567 |
Pre-Season Friendly
| Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Jul 12, 2016 | Millwall | England | A | 2-1 | Win | - | The Den | Phillipe Montanier's first game as manager |
| Fri Jul 15, 2016 | FC Braga | Portugal | A | 3-0 | Win | - | Estadio Da Nora | |
| Tue Jul 19, 2016 | Port Vale | England | A | 2-0 | Win | - | Vale Park | |
| Sat Jul 30, 2016 | Hull City | England | H | 1-2 | Loss | 3,777 |
Testimonial
| Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Jul 23, 2016 | Notts County | England | A | 2-1 | Win | 9,007 | Meadow Lane | Mike Edwards testimonial |
SQUAD
| Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
| GK | Tim Erlandsson | On loan to Barrow until January 13th; On loan to AFC Eskilstuna until the end of the season | |||||||||||
| GK | 1 | Dorus de Vries | 1 | 1 | 1 | Left to join Celtic on Aug 13 | |||||||
| GK | 26 | Dimitar Evtimov | 13 | On loan to SC Olanense from August 30th until January 13th | |||||||||
| GK | 30 | Stephen Henderson | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |||
| GK | 38 | Vladimir Stojkovic | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | Joined from Maccabi Haifa at the end of August | ||||
| GK | 43 | Jordan Smith | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| GK | 48 | Jordan Wright | |||||||||||
| D | Adam Crookes | ||||||||||||
| D | 2 | Eric Lichaj | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Player Of The Year |
| D | 3 | Daniel Pinillos | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Released at the end of the season | |||
| D | 5 | Matt Mills | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| D | 6 | Armand Traore | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Joined from Wolfsburg on September 7th | ||
| D | 27 | Damien Perquis | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 28 | Thomas Lam | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
| D | 40 | Alex Iacovitti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan to Mansfield from August 30th until January 13th | ||||
| D | 42 | Joe Worrall | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| D | 46 | Jordan Gabriel | |||||||||||
| M | Aaron Tshibola | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Joined on loan from Aston Villa on Jan 26th until the end of the season | ||||
| M | Bojan Jokic | ||||||||||||
| M | Deimantas Petravicius | ||||||||||||
| M | Kelvin Wilson | ||||||||||||
| M | Stephen McLaughlin | ||||||||||||
| M | 4 | Michael Mancienne | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| M | 10 | Henri Lansbury | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | Sold to Aston Villa on January 20th | ||
| M | 13 | Danny Fox | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| M | 17 | Hildeberto Pereira | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Was on loan from Benfica from Jan 26th until the end of the season |
| M | 22 | Pajtim Kasami | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Was on loan from Olympiakos on Jan 26th until the end of the season | |
| M | 24 | David Vaughan | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||
| M | 25 | Jack Hobbs | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| M | 41 | Matty Cash | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | |||
| M | 44 | Ryan Yates | On loan to Barrow until January 13th; On loan to Shrewsbury Town from Jan 31st for rest of season | ||||||||||
| M | 48 | Anel Ahmedhodzic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| M | 49 | Toby Edser | 3 | ||||||||||
| F | Gerry McDonagh | On loan to Wrexham from August 30th until January 13th; On loan to Cambridge until the end of the season | |||||||||||
| F | Joao Teixeira | 1 | Was on loan from Benfica from Jan 26th until the end of the season | ||||||||||
| F | 7 | Matt Fryatt | Left on last day of the season | ||||||||||
| F | 8 | Chris Cohen | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||
| F | 9 | Britt Assombalonga | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | Left prior to the 2017-18 season to join Middlesbrough | |||
| F | 11 | Ben Osborn | 49 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| F | 12 | Nicolao Dumitru | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | Was on loan from Napoli from Aug 30 until the end of the season | ||
| F | 14 | Lars Veldwijk | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Left to join KV Kortrijk on August 30th | ||||
| F | 14 | Nicklas Bendtner | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | Left to join Rosenberg on March 6th | |
| F | 16 | Zach Clough | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Signed from Bolton on January 31st | ||
| F | 18 | Muzzy Carayol | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 | Bought from Middlesbrough on Aug 30 2016 | ||
| F | 19 | Jamie Ward | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | On loan to Burton Albion from August 30th until January 20th | |
| F | 20 | Lica | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Joined from FC Porto on August 30th; Left to join Estoril on Jan 31st | |||
| F | 21 | Gboly Ariyibi | Joined on January 31st from Chesterfield on a three and half year contract | ||||||||||
| F | 21 | Jamie Paterson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sold to Bristol City on August 27 | ||||
| F | 23 | Dexter Blackstock | Released on August 30 | ||||||||||
| F | 34 | Tyler Walker | On loan to Stevenage from Aug 30th until Jan 13th; On loan to Port Vale from Jan 17th to end of season | ||||||||||
| F | 35 | Oliver Burke | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Left to join Red Bull Leipzig on Aug 28th | |||
| F | 37 | Jorge Grant | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | On loan to Notts County from January 31st to end of season | |||
| F | 39 | Apostolos Vellios | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | ||
| F | 45 | Ben Brereton | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||
| F | 50 | Ross McCormack | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Joined on loan from Aston Villa on January 31st | |||
| 47 | James Thorne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
| Goals | Player | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Britt Assombalonga | 33 |
| 6 | Apostolos Vellios | 30 |
| 6 | Henri Lansbury | 19 |
| 4 | Ben Osborn | 49 |
| 4 | Oliver Burke | 7 |
| 4 | Zach Clough | 14 |
| 3 | Ben Brereton | 18 |
| 2 | Damien Perquis | 20 |
| 2 | Eric Lichaj | 45 |
| 2 | Hildeberto Pereira | 25 |
| 2 | Jamie Ward | 19 |
| 2 | Nicklas Bendtner | 17 |
| 2 | Pajtim Kasami | 26 |
| 2 | Thomas Lam | 21 |
| 1 | Chris Cohen | 22 |
| 1 | Daniel Pinillos | 16 |
| 1 | David Vaughan | 33 |
| 1 | Jamie Paterson | 3 |
| 1 | Lars Veldwijk | 3 |
| 1 | Matt Mills | 30 |
| 1 | Muzzy Carayol | 21 |
| 1 | Nicolao Dumitru | 11 |
| 1 | Ross McCormack | 6 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
2016-17
| Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | Sat Nov 19, 2016 | A | 2-0 | Sun May 07, 2017 | H | 3-0 |